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What does Santa Claus, permanent markers, and woman's underwear have in common? They, along with many other odd getups, have all been used by some pretty brazen bandits in an attempt to hide their identity.
Utah Police, Escaped Inmate in Standoff in Salt Lake
Police say a 45-year-old Idaho inmate who escaped from a work-release program and was being sought in connection with the robbery of a Utah bank has taken a woman hostage and barricaded himself in a Salt Lake City hotel.
Coast Guard Rescues 11 From Burning Yacht in Massachusetts
The Coast Guard has rescued 11 people from a 44-foot yacht that burned off Cape Cod.
Arizona Governor Considers Changing Immigration Law
The fight over Arizona's immigration law showed no signs of letting up Friday as the federal judge who blunted its force faced threats and the Republican governor who signed it considered changes to address any legal problems.
Cleanup of Michigan River Oil Spill Will Take Months
Officials investigating the cause of a huge oil spill along a major river in southern Michigan say it will take months to clean up the mess, and damage to wetlands and wildlife may last considerably longer.
AP EXCLUSIVE: On tour of oil production rigs, Salazar says deepwater drilling ban to continue
when out of the sea rises a skyscraper-like structure nearly 350 feet above the waves. The $600 million rig, nearly 100 miles off Louisiana's coast, has a hull larger than a football field and c...
One Year Later, Moms Fight for Hikers' Release From Iran Prison
A year later, the mothers of three Americans detained in Iran since July 31, 2009, have put their careers on hold and turned to what's become a full-time job for them: attempting to secure their children's release from Tehran's Evin Prison in the face of espionage accusations by the Iranian government.
Fire crews beat back wildfire in high desert north of Los Angeles; homes no longer threatened
Fire crews working through the night beat back flames and built containment lines around a two-day old wildfire that has charred nearly 22 square miles of brush in the high desert north of Los A...
Debris in Relief Well Sets Back Work on Gusher
Tropical Storm Bonnie left crews working to plug the Gulf oil gusher a little memento that is expected to push their work back about a day.
Men Carrying Mexican Flags Run on N.Y. Mets' Field in Protest
Two men carrying Mexican flags in protest of Arizona's immigration law ran into the outfield during the seventh inning of the New York Mets' game against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night at Citi Field.
Arizona Appeal of Immigration Ruling Set For November
A federal appeals court says it will hold a hearing in November on Arizona's challenge to a ruling that put the most controversial parts of the state's immigration law on hold.
Banks Won't Cash Accused Fort Hood Gunman's Military Paychecks
Bank of America has given Maj. Nidal Malk Hasan 30 days to find another bank to cash his checks, and other banks are far from lining up to sign him up for an account
California man gets death sentence for torture-murder of 16-year-old runaway
A Southern California man has been sentenced to death for the torture and murder of a 16-year-old runaway girl who was stabbed more than 130 times and left in a burning home.
DC Metro crash spurs backers of federal oversight of transit safety, but opposition looms
Supporters of a bill that would give federal regulators power to force transit agencies to make safety improvements are rallying around a ruling that the lack of federal oversight contributed to...
House approves offshore drilling bill, but Senate dispute could delay final action until fall
The House has approved a bill to boost safety standards for offshore drilling and remove a liability cap for oil spills, but a partisan fight in the Senate will likely delay action on a response...
Florida Store Clerk Invokes Jesus to Foil Robbery
It was one of the most gentle, remorseful and respectful attempted robberies ever. A soft-spoken young woman working in a Florida cellphone store talked an apologetic, nervous bandit out of emptying her cash drawer by announcing she wanted to talk about God, the Miami Herald reported Friday.
Attorney says Russian boy returned by American adoptive mother has been placed in orphanage
An attorney for an adoption agency says a Russian boy who was sent back to Moscow by his American adoptive mother has been placed back in an orphanage.
First-Families Who Tied the Knot
As former first daughter Chelsea Clinton prepares to walk down the aisle Saturday, take a look back at some other first-family weddings.
Cleanup of Mich. river oil spill to take months, damage to wildlife to last much longer
Officials investigating the cause of a huge oil spill along a major river in southern Michigan say it will take months to clean up the mess, and damage to wetlands and wildlife may last consider...
Haiti Orphan Gets New Chance at Life in Minnesota
A little orphan from Haiti has secured six more months in the United States as doctors in Minnesota try to treat a potentially deadly heart condition
